Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

The Senate met On the 18th when large
number of communications and petitions were
received and referred. Many bills were also in
troduced. among them one by Mr.. Vest, In
creasing the pension to the widow OF General
F. p. Blair; by Mr.. henderson, granting PEN
sion to every soldier incapacitated to do labor.
and to dependent relatives Of deceased soldiers;
by Mr.. Plumb, forbidding railroads to oner
passes to any Congressman or Government en-
ploye or for such TO accept them. The number
OF bills and resolutions introduced was 594, the
greatest number ever before introduced
in one day. After brief executive session the
Senate adjourned. y. In the House Mr. Springer
presented the petition Of Owen G. Chase, who
claimed to be elected delegate from the Ter
ritory Of CimarrOn (No-Man's Lando. Laid
over. The Speaker called Mr.. Crisp, OF Georgia
to the chair and stated that as his (the Speak.
er's) seat was contested he did not wish to
appoint the Committee on Elections. Aresolu-
tion by Mr.. Holman that the House elect such
committee was adopted and the House ad-
journed.
In the Senate on the 18th after the usual
routine business bills were introduced, one
being by Mr.. Ingalls, to remove the limitation
in the payment OF arrears OF pensions, granting
arrears in certain cases to those pensioned by
special acts OF Congress Adjourned. In the
House large number OF executive communion
tions we're received. A resolution naming
Messrs. Crisp, O'FerrilL Cultivate, Barry,
Maish, Heard. johnson North Carolina).
O'NeiA Nndiana}, Moore, Rowell, Houk. Coop
er, Lyman. johnson Indiana) and Lodge as
the Committee on Elections was unanimously
passed. All contests were referred to this COM
mittee and the House adjourned until Friday.
IL the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Reagan in
trodused o bill to regulate immigration. Its
provisions are strict and require masters Of
vessels before any immigrant is permitted TO
land, to produce q certificate for each that he
Is not deported for crime, is not pauper, luna
tic or idiot, is not charge on blood relations
or authorized guardians, is not an assisted i'm
migrant, and is not under contract to labor in
the United States Several other bills were
introduced. The Committee on Elections unan-
imously reported in favor of Mr. Faulkner,
elected by the special session Of the Legisla-
ture Of West Virginia, and he was sworn in.
Mr.. Lucas, appointed by the Governor, was his
con testant. Adjourned. House not in ses-
sion.
AFTER receiving petitions and the intro
duction OF bills in the Senate on the 18th Mr..
Plumbs resolution that the Attorney General
be requested to investigate the issuance Of let
1ers patent to Magnus Swenson Of date of
October 10. 1885,, and, IL in his judgment the
same is invalid on any ground or was procured
by reason Of information obtained by expert
Judgment, a suit can be maintained in the name
of the United States, to commence suit prompt
ly to have said Swenson or any one claim
ing under him perpetually enjoined, was,
after some discussion, adopted The patent
referred to was obtained upon the process for
sugar from sorghum, and
brought out by the late experiments made ut
Fort Scott, Kan, while Swenson was employed
by the Government. A resolution was also
adn 10 Ind IN
inquire and report whether the Government has
the power to- institute proceedings to vacatc a
patent on any ground whatever. Adjourned
until Monday. House not in session.
THE Senate was not in session on the 10Th.
When the House met o resolution 10y Mr..
Hatch for adjournment until after the holidays
brought on a tariff debate that lasted some
time 1t was finally agreed to adjourn on De-
cember 2! to January 4. The announcement of
the death of E. w. Robertson, late member
elect from Louisiana, was made and the House
adjourned until Monday.